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THE HURON EXPOSITOR, JANUARY 29, 1986 — A7
Liability premiums could jump
The Perth County board of education isn't
as immune from liability insurance increases
as initially thought.
In fact, figures presented at the board's
January 21 meeting indicate the board's
liability insurance could jump 126 per cent
when it is renewed this June.
Superintendent of business and finance
Bob Noble said other school boards were
surprised when they heard the Perth school
board had only a 30 per cent increase in its
most recent insurance renewal package.
However, the insurance renewal date for the
school board is June.
The superintendent said the 126 per cent is
only a guess because the board doesn't renew
its insurance until June. For 1985-1986, the
school board paid $32,060 for liability
insurance, up 30 per cent from the previous
year,
However,, in the most recent quotes
received from the school board's insurance
broker, Lawson and Killer of Stratford, the
liability premium could hit $72,350.
Mr. Noble said the insurance broker's
representative expects the increases have
peaked and by June the quoted figures would
only he "slightly higher" or possibly even
lower.
Stratford trustee Ron Richards, in the
insurance business, said the insurance
industry is paying close attention to the
Brampton. case where a family successfully
sued the city for the largest amount ever
awarded in Canada. He said the case is
currently being appealed and indications are
the. award will be lowered.
Elma Township trustee Peter Stulp ques-
tioned the figures presented by Mr. Noble,
commenting the original guess had indicated
the premium would go up only 40 per cent.
"That was my assumption. 1 was overly
optimistic," said the ,superintendbnt noting
he thought "experience" or lack of claims
would keep the premium down.
M r. Noble said insurance companies lump
all school boards together, therefore Perth is
lumped in with the Metropolitan Toronto
school board, and that lack of individual
claims doesn't carry much weight.
The school board's local broker acts as an
agent for Frank Cowan Co. Ltd., of Princeton
which handles the insurance for most of the
school boards in the province.
Administration will compute
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Murray infant is baptized
St. Columban Correspondent
MELS. CF.C'ILIA RYAN
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Kevin Donald Martin, infant son of Dennis
and Debbie Murray was baptized Sunday,
' January 26 at St. Columban Roman Catholic
Church• by Father A. Sipek. Sponsors for
Kevin were Mike and Faye Devereaux of
Seaforth.
Guests attending the baptismal ceremony
and later at the Murray home Were bon and
Joyce McClure of W inthrop, Terry Murray of
Seaforth, Darlene Murray of Kitchener,
'Douglas and Janice Leonhardt- Christa and
Adam of Seaforth, Cheryl McClure of
Winthrop, and Mike and Faye Devereaux.
Pat and Christine of Seaforth and Father
Sipek.
High schools in Perth County will now do
their own timetabling and other computer
functions in their offices.
At a special meeting January 14, the Perth
County board of education approved spend-
ing a total of just over $81,000 for computer
systems in the five high schools in the county.
Superintendent of business and finance
Bob Noble presented a computer package
that will see each of the schools get an IBM
PC AT computer with a keyboard as well as
other computer-related equipment for
$56,458. Four software systems, Stratford's
Northwestern secondary school already has
one because it has been testing the system for
the past year, were also approved for
purchase at a total cost of $23,000,
Mr, Noble said there is an urgency to buy
the equipment now because student time-
tables have to start being prepared now for
next September. If the board had turned
down the proposal, the schools would have
had to continue purchasing timetabling
services from a Mississauga firm.
Mr.. Noble, as well as some high school
principals, said the timetabling service has
been deteriorating over the past few. years,
making mistakes and being slow in delivery.
The service is anticipated to get slower as the
firm moves to the United States.
The superintendent said this service costs
about $20,000 a year. It was added the
schools have been using this service for over
10 years.
While trustees asked questions at the
board meeting, only Listowel trustee Bert
Johnson voted against the motion. He said
he couldn't see spending $80,000 for
equipment to do something that was done
manually when he went to high school. '
Principals talked of the "nightmare" they
would face if they went back to preparing
timetables by hand. Northwestern's principal
Harold W isternoff said his school alone has
1,300 students, each with an individual
timetable.
"To go back to manual would be a
tremendous step backward," said Stratford
Central's high school principal Bruce Buck-
ingham.
Mr, Noble said the computer equipment
would also be used for other administrative
duties in the offices of the high schools.
Trustee Rod Bell, chairman of the board's
computer committee, said he would support
the purchase, but grudgingly. It was clear
that the computer committee was not
consulted on the proposal.
Mr. Bell asked the committee's terms of
reference be reviewed so that it can be
notified in the future of such recommenda-
tions. He also suggested that a three-year
plan for computers be prepared by the board.
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Nine tables were in play at the Knights of
Columbus third euchre game in the Knights
of Columbus Hall at St. Columban on Friday
evening.
The winners for the high prizes were Mary
Moylan and Jack O'Reilly; for the low prizes,
Mary Maloney and Cinth Vogels and for the
most lone hands, Neil Murray.
The next game will be held Friday. January
11 at 8 p. m.
PEOPLE
Chris Ryan of Thamesford spent the
'weekend with Tom and Joanne M eledyl.'M ika '
and John Wernham and John of Kitchener
and Mr. and Mrs. John Reks of Delaware and
Patsy Ryan of Thamesford also visited at the
Melady home.
.1 1). and Marg MacRae, Jenny and Ian of
London spent the weekend with Gerry and •
Karen Ryan. ,
Auxiliary making quilts.
For their January meeting the Marian
Ritchie Evening Auxiliary met at Mary
Elliott's home for an afternoon of quilting.
Betty Lou Norris presided for the meeting,
opening it with a poem. Alice Gardiner read
the scripture which served as an introduction
to the new study this year on Native
Canadians.
Ruth Laing introduced the study book,
Hear the Creators Song, and mentioned
various stories on Inuit. Melts and Indians
that have appeared in recent newspapers and
magazines. She also conducted a brain-teaser
contest on Indian tribes.
Roberta Templeman had the topic. reading
an article. M1 i Want is Peace and Quiet
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